No One Writes to the Colonel

No One Writes to the Colonel — Plot

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

• Release date
• June 2, 1999
• Runtime
• 118 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Arturo Ripstein

No One Writes to the Colonel — Cast

Fernando Luján El coronel Marisa Paredes Lola Salma Hayek Pinault Julia Rafael Inclán Padre Ángel Ernesto Yáñez Don Sabas Daniel Giménez Cacho Nogales Esteban Soberanes Germán Patricia Reyes Spíndola Jacinta